Pakistan Central Bank Ups Rate 100 Points 9.75 Percent
From Finance Yahoo News, Pakistan recently upped their central bank rate to 9.75 percent which represents a 100 basis point increase. Rising inflation is hitting the country’s sizeable poor and…
What About Retiring Abroad?
If you read our recent depressing post about the general direction of wages, explosive costs of health insurance, health care, education, housing and en mass boomer retirements, then you would…
Key US Trading Partners: Inflation, Bank Rates and Pain
Friday’s 6.8 percent inflation rate for the U.S. has us thinking about the rise in inflation globally and we have been doing some research. Specifically, we were interested in finding…
JOLTS, UK Labor, and Food
Today’s theme is food and labor. We have reports from Campbell Soup that high labor costs are pinching profits and inflation doesn’t seem to be abating. United Natural Foods reported…
Mexico Inflation 7.37 Percent
Mexico’s INEGI released consumer pricing index and it shows a whopping inflation at 7.37 percent! Mexico is one of the top 3 trading partners for the United States and high…
Brazil Central Bank Rate Raised to 9.25 Percent
Brazil economic data came out hot and heavy today. First, the central bank raised interest rates 150 basis points from 7.75 pct to 9.25 pct. Secondly, Brazil retail sales are…
South Korean Inflation Up Again 0.4 Percent
South Korea inflation is up again from prior month. Why should it matter? It matters because S. Korea is one of the largest trading partners of the United States and…
German Inflation 5.2%
Germany is the 5th largest trading partner of the United States and the third largest exporter in the world. Inflation in Germany is running at 5.2% year over year so…
Japan Inflation
Economic data for Tokyo, Japan came out over night and we are a bit bewildered. It seem inflation is up in some areas but not in others. Let’s take a…
Brazil Inflation Continues To Climb
Economic data out of Brazil shows inflation continues to climb. Why is this important? Brazil is the 9th largest receiver of US exports. Approximately 3% of exports go to Brazil…